Official artwork of a Karbine.
Karbines are small owl-like creatures that are encountered in the games Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble and Donkey Kong Land III.
Karbines are the main obstacles in the Donkley Kong Country 3 level "Fire-Ball Frenzy", found in the area Mekanos; this is also the only level they are found in. Karbines carry large cannons, using them to shoot fireballs at Dixie and Kiddy Kong. Karbines can not be defeated in any way, they can only be avoided. However, they can be pests, as they follow the Kongs almost everywhere. The Game Boy Advance remake makes some of the Karbines harder to avoid (i.e. providing less escape time between their shots).
A Karbine, as seen in Donkey Kong Country 3's end-of-game scrapbook.
In Donkey Kong Land III, Karbine appears in "Karbine Kaos", "Bazuka Bombard", "Kuchuka Karnage", and "Barrel Boulevard". Also, in this game, Squitter will not be affected by Karbine's fireballs as long as he is on the ground, which can be seen in Karbine Kaos.
Trivia[]
- A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket.
- Karbines wield cannons similar to that Bazukas have.
- Karbines have a small resemblance to the Mario series owl-based enemies, Pidgits.
Names in Other Languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カービン Kābin |
Karbine |
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong |
| Animal Buddies | Ellie the Elephant • Enguarde the Swordfish • Parry the Parallel Bird • Squawks the Parrot • Squitter the Spider |
| Bosses | Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Baron K. Roolenstein • Knautilus |
| Worlds | Lake Orangatanga • Kremwood Forest • Cotton-Top Cove • Mekanos • K3 • Razor Ridge • Pacifica • KAOS Kore • Krematoa |
| Levels | Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush Dingy Drain-Pipe • Stormy Seas • Sunken Spruce • Cliffside Blast • Ripcurl Reef • Surf's Up |
| Brothers Bear | Bachelor • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Bear • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash |
| Enemies | Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Minkey • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Sneek • Skidda • Swoopy |
| Donkey Kong Land III | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong |
| Animal Buddies | Ellie the Elephant • Enguarde the Swordfish • Squawks the Parrot • Squitter the Spider |
| Bosses | Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • King K. Rool |
| Worlds | Cape Codswallop • Primate Plains • Blackforest Plateau • Great Ape Lakes • Tin Can Valley • Lost World |
| Levels | Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy KAOS Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K. Rool Duel Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K. Rool's Last Stand |
| Enemies | Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek |